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Rando
Awesome decal sheet. What Tomcat you building?

CaptGPF Auteur
Hi Rando! Planning to use Victory 203 who did the Splash 2. 😀

CaptGPF Auteur
Thanks Spanjaard! Nice to see someone else understanding my reference!

Alexander
Haha thank you very much for the kind words, I always try get the most out of the kits I build.

Francky Callewaert
Very nice, congratulations!

CaptGPF Auteur
Thanks Rui, Marlin, Maj Oak, Johannes, Neuling and Franky - not just for the kind words, but also for being the inspiration for me to improve my builds in this hobby! It's fascinating how some of you assemble vacuum formed kits - or like Neuling, produce such amazing dioramas that speaks to the viewer!

Thank you for being my inspiration, mates!

Lebloge
What a beauty… superb job 🤩

CaptGPF Auteur
Thank you everyone for the kind comments!

Alexander
Thanks CaptGPF, but I am sure I was not the first one to come up with this idea. 😄
Just have to find a foil that is less shiny in certain angles so you can actually see something.. 😄
But what is "Titian"?

Mark Sherwood
Thank you CaptGPF. You undersell yourself, some of your builds I would not even attempt, let alone contemplate. @Alexander, Titian a renaissance painter or a particular colour (a hue/ tone of red I think) or it could be one those trendy IPA's Live long and may the Force be with you. 🖖🥸👍

CaptGPF Auteur
@Casey - agree with you on IDF Camo - it's definitely unique and pleasing to the eyes. BTW, I like the progress on your Airacobras - not sure I could do a triple build like that without getting confused!

@Alexander - thank you for the kind words - this was one of my favorite builds - it went together well, and had a good level of details. I just wished Hasegawa released it with IDF munitions, instead of the USAF munitions I had to bolt on 😀. Watching your reaper with interest!

Alexander
Did Hasegawa release it with any weapons except Sidewinders and AIM-120s? From my experience, They are quite barebones with regards to air-to-ground weaponry.

Guy Rump
Excellent build! 👍

CaptGPF Auteur
Thanks Guy!

Jennifer Franklin
This is such a nice piece of work

CaptGPF Auteur
Thank you for the complements, Paul, Dave and Jennifer! There are definitely better phantoms out on this forum - which is where I got the idea for the heat shield 😀.

Jennifer Franklin
Not sure about the Quick Shine replacement, have not used it yet, puppy has been keeping me busy.

Rui S
Told you 😄 😉

CaptGPF Auteur
That is strange, one would have assumed that the A-6 would have had the capability of using harpoons from the get-go. I was also surprised about the late addition of the Mavericks as I had seen many Vietnam clips of the intruder displaying camera footage on their screens - either that, or I've been confusing that with another attack aircraft!

I assume you were the pilot (based on your photo) instead of the BN. Ever miss your navy days? Especially when landing on a swaying deck? 😀. You've got more courage than Inever will - seen some footage of how bad some of those swells can be!

Paul Moore
FYI, maybe the TRAM could fire the Harpoon. I'm not sure. But the other "specialty" missiles required the SWIP upgrade.

Rui Reis
Great work on that Viper!

CaptGPF Auteur
Thank you, Neil, Rui!

Lorraine Lin
wow, I like the pre-shaded, not too strong, but the final finishing looking great!

CaptGPF Auteur
Thank you Lorraine! I loved your Back to the Future diorama and can't wait to see your next work of art!

Nathan Dempsey
Can't wait to see the album for this one. The Hasegawa F-16 is the "comfort food" of my modeling world.

DuperScale
Looking forward, that was my first "expensiv" kit i Build years ago

CaptGPF Auteur
@Nathan - though the Tomcat is my fav, I certainly agree with you on the Falcon/Viper - it's definitely a comfort food when you want to get a good satisfying build that looks great with "minimal" effort. 😀

@DuperScale - it's funny how relative expensive is these days - when you see kits zooming past the $100 mark!